About Amanda Lauro

Amanda is a co-sleeping, wine drinking, homeschool teaching, Bravo/HGTV watching, wife/mom/step mom. She married her fun hacker husband, Tony, almost 9 years ago and became a stepmom to 2 really cool kids, Nick and Izzy. Then she had 2 more cool kids - Miles and Natalie. Recently moved back to Dallas (from Frisco), Amanda and family can't get enough of urban living. Check out her blog at Miles Away From Suburbia. All the pictures she posts of her kids on IG. And all the dinners she'll never make on Pinterest.

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I’m not a sommelier, but I can pronounce sommelier and I feel like that’s half the battle. I’ve also been to Napa once. And, let’s be honest, I’ve had my fair share of a few bottles of wine in my day. Both before and after having kids. But since having my sweet little angels monsters, […]

Dallas is going through one of the worst cold and flu seasons I can remember. Almost everyone I know has been hit by it this year, even yours truly. If given the choice, I’d much rather be sick than have my kids get sick. And I definitely prefer getting sick than nursing my husband back […]

There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to curl up with a blankie, sip some hot tea a hot toddy, and binge watch a great Netflix show on the couch while my kids pretend to go to sleep while repeatedly asking me for another sip of water/another kiss goodnight. If you’re […]

I once had a girlfriend tell me “it’s always better to be overdressed than under dressed.” Over the years I’ve had the chance to be both on many occasions, and thinking back – she’s absolutely right. I much prefer being overdressed in any situation. As a SAHM who also homeschools, there are plenty of days […]

As a mom/wife/friend/homeschool teacher – there are a lot of things I do well. Cooking and meal planning is, sadly, not one of them. Somehow I missed that gene and/or lesson at school. Add to that a house renovation and not having a kitchen for the past 4 months and I’ve had to get creative […]

For me and my kiddos, mosquito season in Dallas is any time there’s not ice on the ground. With the lovely spring weather, comes one or two bites… followed quickly by months of pure mosquito assault. We can barely walk to our car without getting bit several times each. Any outdoor activity, we slather on […]

I still have those last 10 (on a good day) to 15/19 lbs of baby weight I’m trying to lose. Which doesn’t really count as baby weight anymore when your littlest one is almost 4. I guess chips and queso weight is what I will lovingly name it at this point. But I digress… I […]

This post has been sponsored by Serving Life Chiropractic in partnership with our Indoor Playspace Tour. All opinions are 100% our own! Taking a more proactive approach to health care is very important to my family. There are many ways to help create and foster a healthy lifestyle for our children, but one of the […]

Dallas Moms Blog partnered with Omni Dallas Hotel to bring you this review. All opinions are 100% my own. Please excuse the selfie, but this is the face of one happy momma! This is the face of a mom who just had the best girls weekend away without having to go very far. This is […]

Now that summer is here, we all need at least one new good book to throw in our pool/beach (wishful thinking) bag! But between a home reno that will never end, homeschooling, a hubby who travels for work, and a Facebook addiction (keeping it real) – finding time to read seems impossible. But we all […]

The days are longer and the sun is out… oh hello Spring, I’ve missed you! And during spring, is there anything better then finding the perfect patio to meet up with friends, feed the family, sip on some tasty beverages AND let the kids play!? It’s the best of all worlds and we’ve made it […]

Hopefully some of you can commiserate. While the rest of you are probably shaking your head at me as you read this. But it’s very true, I find myself making 3 or 4 different meals for dinner more often then not. Before you judge me too harshly, let me say that my kids do eat […]